USS Elden (DE-264)

USS Elden (DE-264)

USS "Elden" (DE-264) was an "Evarts"-class short-hull
destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ralph Waldo Elden, executive officer of a destroyer lost at Midway 1942.

"Elden" (DE-264) was launched 6 April 1943 by Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. L. K. Elden, wife of Ralph Waldo Elden; and commissioned 4 August 1943, Lieutenant Commander George F. Adams in command.

"Elden" (DE-264) operated mainly in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Most notably, "Elden" participated in Operation Forager and Operation Detachment. "Elden" earned six battle stars and was scrapped in 1947.

References

Leach,D. (1987). "Now Hear This", Ohio: The Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-344-3


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